Abstract
The interests of, and concerns about, labor outlined in the previous chapter are not simply an academic exercise. Since the idea that nanotechnology can create a revolution in manufacturing was first discussed, labor organizations have raised concerns and sought a voice. In this chapter we reproduce the resolution issued by the European Trade Union Council (ETUC) that Foladori and Zayago Lau refer to at the end of the previous chapter. It is a political statement that argues that trade unions need and deserve a seat at the table when the future of nanotechnology is discussed. The ETUC contends that when certain groups are likely to receive a disproportional amount of the risk generated by nanotechnologies, they should have a greater voice in how those technologies are handled.
Originally published on the ETUC website: http://www.etuc.org/a/5163. Republished with permission from the European Trade Union Confederation.
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Usually somewhere between 1 nm and 100 nm. A nanometer (nm) is equal to one billionth of a metre.
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The economic development of nanotechnology, European Commission, 2006 http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology.
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Ibid.
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In our understanding “product” encompasses a substance, a preparation or an article.
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SCENIHR (Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly-Identified Health Risks), The appropriateness of the risk assessment methodology in accordance with the Technical Guidance Documents for new and existing substances for assessing the risks of nanomaterials, 21-22 June 2007.
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IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer): http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Meetings/93-carbonblack.pdf; http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Meetings/93-titaniumdioxide.pdf
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European Trade Union Confederation. (2010). ETUC Resolution on Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials. In: Cozzens, S., Wetmore, J. (eds) Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development. Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9615-9_12
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